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Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307)

Mandrake is a sophisticated Android espionage platform that has been active in the wild since at least 2016. Mandrake is very actively maintained, with sophisticated features and attacks that are executed with surgical precision.

Mandrake has gone undetected for several years by providing legitimate, ad-free applications with social media and real reviews to back the apps. The malware is only activated when the operators issue a specific command.(Citation: Bitdefender Mandrake)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Download New Code at Runtime - T1407 (6c49d50f-494d-4150-b774-a655022d20a6) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Location Tracking - T1430 (99e6295e-741b-4857-b6e5-64989eb039b4) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Obfuscated Files or Information - T1406 (d13fa042-8f26-44e1-a2a8-af0bf8e2ac9a) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Screen Capture - T1513 (73c26732-6422-4081-8b63-6d0ae93d449e) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1544 (2bb20118-e6c0-41dc-a07c-283ea4dd0fb8) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware SMS Control - T1582 (b327a9c0-e709-495c-aa6e-00b042136e2b) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Non-Standard Port - T1509 (948a447c-d783-4ba0-8516-a64140fcacd5) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Contact List - T1636.003 (e0b9ecb8-a7d1-43c7-aa30-8e19c6a92c86) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware System Information Discovery - T1426 (e2ea7f6b-8d4f-49c3-819d-660530d12b77) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware GUI Input Capture - T1417.002 (4c58b7c6-a839-4789-bda9-9de33e4d4512) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1655.001 (114fed8b-7eed-4136-8b9c-411c5c7fff4b) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Foreground Persistence - T1541 (648f8051-1a35-46d3-b1d8-3a3f5cf2cc8e) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware File Deletion - T1630.002 (ab7400b7-3476-4776-9545-ef3fa373de63) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware SMS Messages - T1636.004 (c6421411-ae61-42bb-9098-73fddb315002) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Suppress Application Icon - T1628.001 (f05fc151-aa62-47e3-ae57-2d1b23d64bf6) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Stored Application Data - T1409 (702055ac-4e54-4ae9-9527-e23a38e0b160) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Prevent Application Removal - T1629.001 (dc01774a-d1c1-45fb-b506-0a5d1d6593d9) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Software Discovery - T1418 (198ce408-1470-45ee-b47f-7056050d4fc2) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Domain Generation Algorithms - T1637.001 (fd211238-f767-4599-8c0d-9dca36624626) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Code Signing Policy Modification - T1632.001 (fcb11f06-ce0e-490b-bcc1-04a1623579f0) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Input Injection - T1516 (d1f1337e-aea7-454c-86bd-482a98ffaf62) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Bidirectional Communication - T1481.002 (939808a7-121d-467a-b028-4441ee8b7cee) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Access Notifications - T1517 (39dd7871-f59b-495f-a9a5-3cb8cc50c9b2) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware System Checks - T1633.001 (6ffad4be-bfe0-424f-abde-4d9a84a800ad) Attack Pattern 1
Mandrake - S0485 (52c994fa-b6c8-45a8-9586-a4275cf19307) Malware Disable or Modify Tools - T1629.003 (2aa78dfd-cb6f-4c70-9408-137cfd96be49) Attack Pattern 1
Contact List - T1636.003 (e0b9ecb8-a7d1-43c7-aa30-8e19c6a92c86) Attack Pattern Protected User Data - T1636 (11c2c2b7-1fd4-408f-bc2e-fe772ef9df5e) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1417 (a8c31121-852b-46bd-9ba4-674ae5afe7ad) Attack Pattern GUI Input Capture - T1417.002 (4c58b7c6-a839-4789-bda9-9de33e4d4512) Attack Pattern 2
Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1655.001 (114fed8b-7eed-4136-8b9c-411c5c7fff4b) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1655 (f856eaab-e84a-4265-a8a2-7bf37e5dc2fc) Attack Pattern 2
File Deletion - T1630.002 (ab7400b7-3476-4776-9545-ef3fa373de63) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal on Host - T1630 (0d4e3bbb-7af5-4c88-a215-0c0906bc1e8d) Attack Pattern 2
SMS Messages - T1636.004 (c6421411-ae61-42bb-9098-73fddb315002) Attack Pattern Protected User Data - T1636 (11c2c2b7-1fd4-408f-bc2e-fe772ef9df5e) Attack Pattern 2
Hide Artifacts - T1628 (fc53309d-ebd5-4573-9242-57024ebdad4f) Attack Pattern Suppress Application Icon - T1628.001 (f05fc151-aa62-47e3-ae57-2d1b23d64bf6) Attack Pattern 2
Prevent Application Removal - T1629.001 (dc01774a-d1c1-45fb-b506-0a5d1d6593d9) Attack Pattern Impair Defenses - T1629 (20b0931a-8952-42ca-975f-775bad295f1a) Attack Pattern 2
Dynamic Resolution - T1637 (2ccc3d39-9598-4d32-9657-42e1c7095d26) Attack Pattern Domain Generation Algorithms - T1637.001 (fd211238-f767-4599-8c0d-9dca36624626) Attack Pattern 2
Code Signing Policy Modification - T1632.001 (fcb11f06-ce0e-490b-bcc1-04a1623579f0) Attack Pattern Subvert Trust Controls - T1632 (79cb02f4-ac4e-4335-8b51-425c9573cce1) Attack Pattern 2
Bidirectional Communication - T1481.002 (939808a7-121d-467a-b028-4441ee8b7cee) Attack Pattern Web Service - T1481 (c6a146ae-9c63-4606-97ff-e261e76e8380) Attack Pattern 2
System Checks - T1633.001 (6ffad4be-bfe0-424f-abde-4d9a84a800ad) Attack Pattern Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1633 (27d18e87-8f32-4be1-b456-39b90454360f) Attack Pattern 2
Impair Defenses - T1629 (20b0931a-8952-42ca-975f-775bad295f1a) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1629.003 (2aa78dfd-cb6f-4c70-9408-137cfd96be49) Attack Pattern 2